Stiff Little Fingers - Barbed Wire Love

We could send Bolton down with a win at Ewood on Easter Monday. Only 2 games left after that. Lowe will have more relegations to his name than Coyle.

Sun Kids - Rescue Me (Bini + Martini 999 Funk Mix)

Nuyorican Soul - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun

Stone Roses - Fools Gold

12 hours ago, Ossydave said:

I reckon I could go through my Facebook and easily identify 50+ people I've seen away this season that won't have been a home game. That's just me though, it would be into the thousands I'm 100% certain if we looked at the bigger picture. 

I was talking to 2 lads before the PNE game. Never met em before. They'd been to every away game but not been to Ewood this season. Also met a friend of mine from Blackpool at PNE, he's never been to Ewood this season.

Deep Purple - You Fool No One

One of the nails in the nightlife coffin was the installation of roller shutter doors on the shopping centre (mid 90's?), which effectively cut the town in two in the evenings. Can't see that being reversed.

48 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

I think TM is about the most honest manager we’ve ever had. I don’t know why he’s not playing him but he’s said enough about the situation to prevent me from thinking there’s some cynical sub plot. 

From what I hear BB played a lot of games early on at forest due to injuries? Maybe if we’d had multiple, long term injuries in this area we would have played him more? 

You won't find a more honest manager than Bobby Saxton.

Deep Purple - My Woman From Tokyo

Just now, Mercer said:

Including selling match tickets for the Liverpool FA Cup tie downstairs in the corner house opposite the main entrance to the ground (think the manager's office was upstairs) - recall the money going into a big plastic box!

Ha, they used to sell programmes on match days from a hole in the backyard wall on Tweed Street.

35 minutes ago, MCMC1875 said:

 

Went on Neil Saxton's stag do to Magaluf about 15 years ago. Bobby was there along with Jim Branagan who still calls him gaffer. A doctor was called for on the plane coming back,  Jim Bran had overdone it on the red wine. Lol.

14 minutes ago, Stonesrick said:

I thought he did a really good job in the 80's in difficult financial circumstances. We had a good keeper and defence, lacked somewhat in midfield but with 2 good wingers and a goalscorer. We were always just a few players short of pushing for promotion. Enjoyed his press conferences - no bull just down to earth.

Loyalty existed then. Most of those players served the club for 100's of games and so became legends.

1 minute ago, Stonesrick said:

I thought he did a really good job in the 80's in difficult financial circumstances. We had a good keeper and defence, lacked somewhat in midfield but with 2 good wingers and a goalscorer. We were always just a few players short of pushing for promotion. Enjoyed his press conferences - no bull just down to earth.

Look at the board of directors, all dedicated local men. Sometimes they got "Sack the board" from the BBE. We didn't know what we had did we.

53 minutes ago, Mercer said:

An honest and likeable guy who lived in Mellor.  Brought Jim Furnell and Tony Long (physio) with him from Plymouth.  One of his first signings was Colin Randall (midfielder) for £40,000 from Plymouth.  A 'nice' footballer but but think the move came a bit too late for him in his career (think he'd turned 30+) and he really didn't hit the heights for us - remember him being caught 'rabbit punching' an opponent (totally out of character for the lad) on MOD and think it was Jimmy Hill who tore into him. 

That would be the Portsmouth game '85(?) WW3 lol. Jim Furnell also did an amazing job, officially Reserve Team Manager but in reality did all sorts. Legend. Tony Parkes, First Team Coach, 5(?) times caretaker Manager. Legend.

I was talking to a friend of mine last week who is a good friend of Neil Saxton. Neil is the son of Bobby Saxton, Rovers manager from 1981-86. He followed a tough act, Howard Kendall and preceded the popular Don Mackay. My mate was saying he never gets mentioned, it's like he never existed. He did a great job at a tough time, keeping Rovers in the 2nd Division when all our Lancashire neighbours were plumbing the depths of the 3rd and 4th Divisions - our only derby games then were Oldham and CIty every year. Without him Rovers would have sunk probably to the 4th. A great bloke who still loves Rovers.

Anyone got any memories or photos?

The Selecter - On My Radio

Let me put it this way....

If they sold up, I would be celebrating like hell.

Saw Buzzcocks at Manchester Academy. Great band.

8 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Followed by Kalinic £6 million and Samba £12.3 million.

Transfer fees showed a profit if £29 million that season.

I recall queries about how and where the Samba Russian money was paid but forget the storyline.

.....and Nelsen.

Stone Roses - One Love

6 hours ago, JHRover said:

I see Birmingham have been given an extra 600 tickets taking their allocation from 2000 to 2600. Presume that now means they will be moved downstairs in the Darwen End.

Upper tier holds 3,000.

Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The Westworld

Does Chaddy exist or is it another of those fake profiles?

3 hours ago, Oldgregg86 said:

That isn't offer. That is a piss take.

Couple of days before Xmas and after people have spent money travelling watching that shite.  It's a fair price but as an offer it's a joke

Tell us what you really think Greggy lol.